Wagon end-gate



(No Model.)

B. P. CLARK & J. O. OARRICK.

WAGON END GATE.

No. 480,383. Patented Aug. 9, 1892.

@ wkwme UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. CLARK, OF HARPER, AND JAMES C. CARRICK, OF SPIVEY,

. KANSAS.

WAGON EN D-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,383, dated August9, 1892.

Application filed September 10, 1890. Serial No. 364,579- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- B indicates a metallic plate. This plate isBe it known'lthat we, BENJAMIN F. CLARK, of a form substantially asshown, having a residing at Harper, in the county of Harper, lateralflange c at its upper end, which is deand JAMES C. GARRIOK, residing atSpivey, in signed to overlap the upper edge of the side the county ofKingman, State of Kansas, citiwall 0 of the body, as shown, and thisflange Zens of the United States, have invented ceris provided near itsinner end with a vertical tain new and useful Improvements in Wagonholed, communicating relatively at right an- Bodies; and we do declare thefollowing to be glcs with a similar hole e, for a purpose which a full,clear, and exact description of the inwill be presently explained. Thisplate is Io vention, such as will enable others skilled in furthermoreprovided on its inner side with r the art to which it appertains to makeand use a vertically-disposed flange f, and on the outer the same. sideof said vertically-disposed flange and at This invention relates to animprovementin the upper end of the plate is an inwardlywagon-bodies, andis designed more particudirected lug g, from which depends a fixed 15larly as an improvement upon means for sepintle h. The plate B isfurthermore procuring the end-gate in position and in convided at itslower end on the inner side of the nection therewith tightening thebody-frame flange f with an inwardly-directed horizontal by drawing itswall when the gate is locked. flange perforated for the reception of abolt The invention will be fully understood from or the like, wherebysaid plate is secured to 20 the following description and claims whenthe floor of the body, and the plate is protaken in connection with theannexed drawvided at its lower end on the outer side of the ings, inwhichflange f with a vertical stud or pintle c' at a Figure 1 is aperspective view of a portion point directly below the pintle h. of awagon-body with our improvements ap- D indicatesa plate secured to therear end of 2 5 plied and the gate in a locked position. Fig. theopposite wall of the bodyhaving the lateral 2 is an end elevation of thebody with the flange at its upper end, the inwardly-directed casing of alocking mechanism in section and flanges at its lower end, and thevertically-disthe gate closed in a position ready to be posed flangesimilar to those of the opposite locked. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalView of plate, and these platesare respectively secured c the lock orlatch casing, showing the latch to the rear ends of thesidewalls and tothe floor and locking-lever partly broken away. Fig. of the body, so asto connect such parts to- .4 is an edge View of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is apergether. The plateDisprovided in its rear edge spective view of oneend of the latch. Fig. 6 at a suitable altitude with a notch 70, and theis a perspective view of the cam end of the side wall to which saidplate is secured is re- 3 5 locking-lever. Fig. 7 is a plan View of aporcessed at the pointwheresaid notch is'formed, 8 5 tion of one of theside walls of the body and as shown at Z, and this recess is preferablya portion of the end-gate with the improved faced with metal, as shownat m. The plate fastening device in position, and Fig. 8 is a D is alsoprovided on its inner side and above perspective View of a portion ofone of the the notch 70 with a beveled lug n, for a pur- 40 auxiliaryside walls or boards which we empose which will be presently described.ploy in some cases. E indicates the end-gate, which may be of Referringby letter to said drawings, A inany ordinary or approved construction,and dicates a wagon-body, which may be mainly in some cases it isdesirable that more than of any ordinary or improved construction. onebe used; but a description of one will an- 5 This wagon-body is providedon its bottom swer for one or more. This end-gate is pro- 5 at oppositeends with a cross-bar a, there bcvided on its outer side near one of itsupper ing but one shown in the present illustration, ends with a lug-eyep, which is designed to reand these cross-bars are firmly secured inceive the pintle it, carried by the plate B, so position by means ofbolts or the like taking as to form a detachable hinge connection 50through metallic plates b. therewith. At a point just below the lug-eyep is a hook-lug q, which has its hook disposed laterally to engage thepintle t after the eye 1) has received the pintle h, and for the sake ofstrengthening these castings and also the gate they may be connected bya body portion 0', although we do not wish to confine ourselves to suchconstruction, the object being to permit this end of the gate to have ahinge connection with the side wall of the body and to afford a readyattachment and detachment of said gate.

F indicates the latch-casing. This casing is secured on the upper outerside of the free end of the gate and is provided with a top wall 5 and abottom horizontal wall t. Said casing is furthermore provided in itsouter side with a slot u in its outer vertical wall 1:.

G indicates a latch, which has one end arranged within the casing F, andits opposite end, which passes through the slot 20 therein, is providedwith a hook H, designed to enter the slot in the plate D and engage saidplate in a locked position. This latch, as will presently appear, has alateral reciprocating movement and is also allowed to oscillatevertically, the hook at the outer end being vertically directed.

I indicates the operating or locking lever. This lever is provided atits inner end with a cam K,bearing an eccentric hole 1, and formed on orfixed to one side of this cam and over one-half thereof is a heartshaped cam M, which also bears a hole and is pivotally connected withthe inner end of the latch G by means of a pin or the like.

It will be observed that the cam K is allowed to pass outof the openingin one of the vertical walls of the casing F when turned in onedirection, and while the heart-shaped cam is designed to pass out ofsaid opening when the lever has been turned downwardly or in theopposite direction, yet the pivot end w of the latch-lever will beprevented from coming out of the casing by reason of an oblique wallN,with which said latch engages when drawn inwardly and in a lockedposition.

It is by reason of the double cams on one end of the lever I that thelatch-lever is given a vertically-oscillating andlaterally-reciprocating movement.

P indicates one of the side-boards, which may be used to build up thebody when desired. These side-boards may have metallic plates, such as Qand R, and are provided in their lower edges with downwardly andinwardlydirected hooks S, designed to takeinto the holes (1 and e, andsaid boards may be provided with plates U on their inner and outersides, depending below the lower edges of the side-boards to receive theupper edges of the side walls of the body.

In operation when it is desired to place the end-gate in position thelug eye 19 is first placed to receive the pintle h, and the hook q thenplaced to receive the pintle or stud 11 when a hinge connection isformed between one end of the gate and one of the side walls of thebody. The lever I is then raised, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,which causes the hook end of the latch to fall and move outwardly, andafter the gate has been swung around in the position shown in Fig. 2,with the hook of the latch in the notch k of the plate D, the lever I isthen drawn down, when the latch will draw the side walls tightly againstthe opposite ends of the gate and the cam will turn in the positionshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so as to lock both the latch and leverI in the positions illustrated and the gate firmly in position.

It will be observed that when the gate is swung around in the positionshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the lever I, in conjunction with thelatch G, will serve to draw down the free end of the gate, andconsequently draw the walls of the body slightly toward each other,while the beveled lug n and the lug or flange n at the base will serveto hold the gate from being forced open.

The top edge of the gate is preferably provided with facing-strips ofmetal and provided with holes similar to the lateral flanges a, so thatwhen it is desirable to build up the end-gate this may be accomplishedby means similar to that employed in building the side walls. The metalfacing for the edge of the end-gate may be formed integral with theplates carrying the hinge-pintle and lock-casing, or they may be formedseparately, as desired.

By reference to Fig. 7 of the drawings it will be seen that the plates11, which are placed beneath the cross-bar a, receive bolts, which alsotake through the flanges at the base of the plates B and D,respectively.

Having described our invention, what we claim is- 1. Thecombination,with a wagon-body having a plate on the inner side of one ofits side walls provided with a notch, of a removablyhinged end-gatecarrying a latch-casing, as described, a pivoted latch arranged in saidcasing and having a hook to engage the notched plate in the side wall,and the operating-lever having the double cams at one end to bear in thewalls of said latch-casing and pivotally connected with the latch,substantially as specified.

2. A wagon end-gate having a latch-casing secured thereto, incombination with the lever having the double cam at one end, arranged tobear in the walls of the casing, and the hooked latch pivotallyconnected with said lever and adapted to receive a vertical and lateraloscillating motion, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with a wagon-body, of the plate B, having thevertically-disposed flange on its inner side, the flanges at its upperand lower ends and also the studs or pintles at opposite ends, the plateD, having and having the double cam at said pivoted the vertical flangeon its inner side, the bevend, substantially as specified. eled lug andthe flanges at opposite ends, and

also provided with the notch, the end-gate BENJAMIN F. CLARK. having thelug-eye and hook near one end and JAMES C. OARRIGK. the latch-casingnear its opposite end, and the \Vitnesses:

pivoted oscillating latch having the hook at CORAY C. KIZER,

one end and the lever pivoted to said latch LEWIS A. OARRIOK.

